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BEIRUT---France will
not carry out punitive
missile strikes against
Syria on its own and is
awaiting a decision from
the US Congress on pos-
sible military action
against Bashar Assad s
regime, the French pres-
ident said yesterday.
As the Obama admin-
istration worked to build
support ahead of the
Congress vote, the US
and Israel conducted a
joint missile test in the
eastern Mediterranean in
an apparent signal of mil-
itary readiness. In the
operation, a missile was
fired from the sea toward
the Israeli coast to test
the tracking by the coun-
try s missile defence sys-
tem.
The US and France
accuse the Syrian gov-
ernment of using chem-
ical weapons in an August
21 attack on rebel-held
suburbs of Damascus that
killed hundreds of people.
President Barack Obama
and his French counter-
part, Francois Hollande,
are pushing for a military
response to punish Assad
for his alleged use of poi-
son gas against civilians---
though US officials say
any action will be limited
in scope, not aimed at
helping to remove Assad.
Obama appeared on the
verge of launching missile
strikes before abruptly
announcing on Saturday
that he would first seek
congressional approval.
Congress returns from its
summer recess next week.
On Tuesday, the White
House won backing for
military action from two
powerful Republicans---
House of Representatives
Speaker John Boehner and
House majority leader Eric
Cantor.
In Paris, Hollande said
that the U vote "will have
consequences on the
coalition that we will have
to create." He did not
specify whether that
meant a military coalition.
"A large coalition must
therefore be created on
the international scale,
with the United States---
which will soon take its
decision---(and) with
Europe...and Arab coun-
tries," Hollande said.
If Congress votes no,
France "will take up its
responsibilities by sup-
porting the democratic
opposition (in Syria) in
such a way that a
response is provided," he
added.
France s government on
Monday released an
extract of intelligence
gathered by two leading
French intelligence agen-
cies alleging that Assad s
regime was behind the
attack and at least two
other, smaller-scale ones
earlier this year.
Hollande added Tues-
day that France had indi-
cations the nerve agent
sarin was used in the Aug
21 attack, a claim US offi-
cials have also made.
The French parliament
was to debate the Syria
issue yesterday, but no
vote was scheduled.
France s constitution
doesn t require such a vote
for military intervention
unless its lasts longer than
four months, though
some French lawmakers
have urged Hollande to
call one anyway.
The US and France say
the alleged chemical
attack violates interna-
tional conventions. Russia,
which with Iran has been
a staunch backer of Assad
throughout the conflict,
has brushed aside Western
evidence of an alleged
Syrian regime role.
At the United Nations,
Secretary-General Ban Ki-
moon warned that any
"punitive" action could
unleash more turmoil and
bloodshed in that nation s
civil war.
"I take note of the
argument for action to
prevent a future use of
chemical weapons. At the
same time, we must con-
sider the impact of any
punitive measure on
efforts to prevent further
bloodshed and facilitate
the political resolution of
the conflict," Ban said.
The UN refugee agency
announced Tuesday that
the number of Syrians
who have fled the country
has surpassed the 2 mil-
lion mark.
Along with more than
four million people dis-
placed inside Syria, this
means more than six mil-
lion Syrians have been
uprooted, out of an esti-
France waits
for US vote over
Syria strikes
mated population of 23
million. Most Syrian
refugees have fled to Jor-
dan, Lebanon and Turkey.
(AP)
REFUGEES FLOW
Syrian refugees gather at the Turkish Cilvegozu gate border, yesterday. Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the
West against taking one-sided action in Syria but also said Russia "doesn't exclude" supporting a UN resolution on
punitive military strikes if it is proved that Damascus used poison gas on its own people. AP PHOTO